There Will Come Soft Rains

There Will Come Soft Rains

There Will Come Soft Rains was written by Sara Teasdale as part of

one of her works, Collected Poems. It is a lyrical poem that deals with the

subsistence of mankind and nature together. It also deals with the serene

beauty and existence of nature itself. Throughout the poem, Sara Teasdale

emphasizes the existence of mankind and nature in two different worlds, yet

the two worlds are also still one in the same.

There Will Come Soft Rains has both a literal and figurative meaning.

The first three stanzas have literal meaning. They describe nature and its

existence in relation to mankind. The last three stanzas have figurative

meaning. They describe the individuality of nature by accentuating the

separation of both worlds and indicating that their world would remain

unaltered without the existence of mankind.

The first stanza involves the peaceful clashing of both worlds. Soft

rains symbolize a silent war that constantly rages, yet causes no harm. The

second stanza describes nature in its natural habitat. The frogs represent all

of nature and the pools represent their natural environment. The third stanza

again represents the peaceful coexistence of both worlds. The fence wire

represents mankind, and the robins represent nature.

The last three stanzas of the poem figuratively depict the war between

nature and mankind. Sara Teasdale focuses on nature and their unchanged

existence without m...

There Will Come Soft Rains

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